Frank Fear, Author at Future U

Frank Fear Archive

PERSPECTIVES: College Football Season Is Here. So Is The Wall Street Journal’s “Grid of Shame”

The 2021 version was released on Friday, and here is the conference by conference breakdown.

by Frank Fear/ September 4, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

Netflix’s “The Chair” — Stick With It Until the End

Being an academic is not just something one does. It is very much who one is.

by Frank Fear/ August 22, 2021/ Film review, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Society/

Remembering Tom Edens

Friend and colleague Thomas Charles Edens, Michigan State University professor, left this world on March 15, 2020. Because of the …

by Frank Fear/ August 8, 2021/ Higher Ed, MSU, Perspectives, Society/

Job Posting: Higher Education Leaders Driven by ‘Eulogy Virtues’

It is limiting to think about Neoliberalism only as a macro-level socioeconomic and political force. It also has a major …

by Frank Fear/ June 28, 2021/ Higher Ed, Podcast, Society, Video/

Remembering Paul A. Miller: Leadership for the Public Good

Paul A Miller played various roles in a career that spanned over 70 years, including County Extension agent, faculty member …

by Frank Fear/ June 13, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

I Stumbled Upon ‘Neoliberalism’ and It Captured My Attention

My ongoing education to understand and respond to Neoliberalism in Higher Education continues with the book, Neoliberalism and Academic Repression.

by Frank Fear/ May 27, 2021/ Books, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

Former MSU VP, Now Chancellor at UC Riverside, Takes Aim at Knotty Issue–Funding Intercollegiate Athletics

On this metric, Riverside doesn’t want to be #1 in the country.

by Frank Fear/ May 12, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

Portrait of Major College Athletics Today: Pay the Head Football Coach $4 Million, His Top Assistants $1 Million Each, and Eliminate Cross-Country Because We Don’t Have Enough Money

The original intent of intercollegiate athletics has been perverted–emphasis on amateurism replaced by widescale commercialization and quasi-professionalism.

by Frank Fear/ April 21, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

The Edgewood Village Scholars Program Would Make Margaret Mead Smile

Margaret Mead: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only …

by Frank Fear/ January 30, 2021/ Audio, Perspectives, Society, Video/

PERSPECTIVES: Graduates Talk about the Edgewood Village Scholars Program

It’s not a government program, and it’s not a non-profit offering either. It’s the product of citizen resolve–The Edgewood Village …

by Frank Fear/ January 28, 2021/ Public Higher Ed/

College Sports Has a Shadow Side

Not far from the crowds, cheers, and all of the excitement that goes along with major college sports, there’s something …

by Frank Fear/ January 6, 2021/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

Available in Audio and Video Formats: FutureU’s Forum on Neoliberalism in Higher Education

What began with economic liberalism—rooted in Adam Smith’s 18th Century classic book, The Wealth of Nations—has evolved and morphed well …

by Frank Fear/ December 15, 2020/ Audio, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Video/

Berkeley’s Brown Reveals Strength of Neoliberalism’s Grip

As Professor Brown puts it, we are living “in the ruins of Neoliberalism.” It’s up to us to change that …

by Frank Fear/ December 4, 2020/ Book Review, Higher Ed, Neoliberalism, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed/

More Evidence that Revenue-Based College Sports Has Lost Its Way

The deal between the University of Colorado and online gambling company, PointsBet, represents a new low in college sports’ devolution.

by Frank Fear/ October 5, 2020/ Higher Ed, Perspectives, Public Higher Ed, Society/

PERSPECTIVES: ‘They Put the Institution Before the Victims’ Is Sobering Conclusion of New Book on Sexual Assaults

It’s no secret that America has ‘an institution problem.’ Institutional self-serving behavior is the issue. That’s the bottom line in …

by Frank Fear/ September 27, 2020/ Book Review, Higher Ed, Perspectives, Society/

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